Quickstad Farm Implement Company · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Peterson, MN: what to set up and who to call
Peterson runs its own electric utility, City of Peterson. The ER is a drive from Peterson: the closest is Winona Health Services, 19.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Peterson, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Peterson.
Power comes from City of Peterson
City of Peterson (City of Peterson - (MN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Peterson.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Peterson water system
The Peterson water system supplies almost all of Peterson. It draws ground water and serves 227 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MN1230009.
2 home internet providers serve Peterson
100% of 139 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acentek | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Peterson’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Peterson.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Peterson is in Rushford-Peterson Public Schools.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Peterson is in ZIP code 55962
ZIP codes where Peterson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Peterson | ZIP’s residents in Peterson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55962 | Peterson, MN | 100% | 31% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Peterson
Who supplies Peterson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Peterson water system (EPA ID MN1230009). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Peterson?
City of Peterson (City of Peterson - (MN)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Peterson?
Acentek, Mediacom Xtream (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Peterson?
55962. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Peterson in?
Rushford-Peterson Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Peterson?
In Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Fillmore County Auditor. Check your registration at mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.